# Erewhon by Samuel Butler

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Erewhon by Samuel Butler and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a favorite whose satire still maps closely onto today's issues, making it feel interesting to read now.

## Why people recommend it

- Maps closely onto today's issues (2 comments): "it's remarkable how closely they map onto today's issues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49030562)) "Interesting book in our times." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50132792))
- Called a favorite book (1 comments): "Erewhon is just one of my favorite books" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50133610))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1374830275?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781374830271) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Erewhon by Samuel Butler", https://hackerapproved.com/p/erewhon/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).